English Explanatory Dictionary

mash note

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A love letter
  2. gushing praise

Word forms

mash note mash notes

Etymology

First recorded 1880, and originally mash letter, from mash, masher, likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”), + note. See mash for details.

Synonyms

paean

Related words

mash masher hagiography
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